I previously covered these crazy “ag-gag” laws being passed in states with large meat production industries back in March in my piece: States Move to Criminalize Whistleblowing on Food Fraud and Animal Cruelty. Such laws represent a really disturbing macro trend in America where, rather than deal with inhumane, criminal and immoral practices, large corporations … Read more
The U.S. government has a particular disdain for activists with computer chops, folks often times referred to as “hacktivists.” This was put on full display for the entire world earlier this year when an overzealous and vindictive federal prosecutor’s witch hunt against prodigy Aaron Swartz drove him to suicide. This same contemptuousness has also resulted … Read more
A brief and important article here by Eileen Foster in Rolling Stone. Eileen was a Home Loans executive at Countrywide in 2007. When she started to blow the whistle on gigantic fraud at the company she became a target. She states that: Countrywide managers went after my job and reputation, intimidating witnesses and altering statements. … Read more
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices. No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. Common sense is not so common. I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: “O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.” And God granted it. … Read more